Morning journal and courier., 1887-08-03
A Personal SquabbIe in the House O1
 Commons.

Commons
 LONDON, Aug. 2.-In the House of Com mons this evening MT. Dillon complained O 8 statement that appeared in a provincia paper, which he suspected was supplied by { Conservative member, charging him in re- 1 cent debate with laughing in approval of the | stoning of daughter of the agent of Lord 1 Sligo during school procession in Belfast. MT. Dillon said he made it rule not to no. tiee newspaper assertions, but this offensive and disgusting passage was too much for him. Conservative cries of, "It is true.0 MT. Dillon-"Who says it is true? It is absolutely false.'
 MT. Halsey-'T say it is true. I distinctly remember the occurrence.''
 MT. MaeLean of Oldham-'I heard it, too"
 Mr. Webster-"So did l."
 MT. Price-s'And also"
 Mr. Dillon-"I say it is false against the four of you. (Cries of 'Order!' and home rule cheers.) It is part of 8 system of infa- nous and atrocious falsehood by which an attempt is being made to hunt the Irish members out of public Hfe." (Home rule cheers.)
 The Speaker-"Order You must not make such charges against members"
 MT. Dillon-'I have reason to suppose that the offensive passage was supplied by member. No more atrocious accusation could be made, yet other members shout that it is true. Are Irish members to have any protection here? have heard the Speak CT call members to order for language which beside this sinks into insignifcance."
 The Speaker-''I am the judge of order 1,oro Tbav oIonrd dvxyt1n hot ho sation is true put their own version upon what passed during the debate referred to-"
 MT. MacLean, amid an uproar, maintained that when the assault upon the girl was men tioned laughter was heard among the Parnel- lites and that Conservative members indig nantly cried Shame" The fact would be found in the House reports. He would acquit MT. Dillon of sharing in the laughter if he repudiated such conduct
 MT. Dillon-You misrepresent what oc- cured. I ask justice at the Speakers hands. The accusation ought to be withdrawn. If charges of this kind are allowed to be hurled against us there will be an end to all public decency and order in Parliament.
 The Speaker-The laughter which mem- bers declare they heard was meant to be in- terpreted in an offensive sense. If MT. Dill lon repudiates the statement the House can accept the repudiation.
 Mr. Dillon insisted that this was insuffi- cient. He demanded the protection of the chair in the withdrawal of the charges or that the Speaker require the members to withdraw.
 The Speaker-I have settled the incident
 Mr. Dillon-Then these measures of justice are for one set of members and there is no justice for another set. (Home rule cheers.)
 Debate on the land bill wes then resumed. |
 Clause 21 of the land bill, the consideration of which had been postponed, was omitted MT. Balfour appealing to the Parnellites not to press the new clause. The remaining original clauses were disposed of. MT. Bal four submitted the first of the governments new clauses which empowers the court to re- scind leases obtained since 1869 by undue in- { duences. This was agreed to.
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